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Definition of sue
sued
;suing
transitive verb
1 obsolete : to make petition to or for
2 archaic : to pay court or suit to : woo
3a : to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process; specifically : to bring an action againstb : to proceed with and follow up (a legal action) to proper termination
intransitive verb
1 : to make a request or application : plead —usually used with for or to sue for peace
2 : to pay court : woo he loved … but sued in vain — William Wordsworth
3 : to take legal proceedings in court
suer
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Examples of sue in a Sentence
Some people sue over the most minor things.
People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue.
They've threatened to sue the company.
He is suing the doctor who performed the unnecessary surgery.
Recent Examples of sue from the Web
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The Dodge City, Hutchinson, Wichita and Kansas City, Kansas, school districts sued the state in 2010.
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And in 2002, MLB sued the umpires' union over not being able to discipline a top-level umpire.
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The actress, who turns 101 years old tomorrow, filed a complaint with the Los Angeles County Superior Court suing both the network and Ryan Murphy Productions for her portrayal in the show.
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The Board of Pharmacy tried to suspend his license, but Simon sued.
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The transfer spared Law what would likely have been years of litigation and testimony in U.S. courts as victims sued the archdioceses for their abuse, though Law himself was never criminally charged with wrongdoing.
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The state of Michigan has sued the city of Flint for its refusal to approve a long term deal to buy water from a Detroit-area system.
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The ordinance infuriated religious right in St. Louis, who sued in May to have the new nondiscrimination rule pulled.
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Picard had sued to recover tens of millions of dollars’ worth of property from the estates, including a Manhattan apartment.
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Origin and Etymology of sue
Middle English sewen, siuen to follow, strive for, petition, from Anglo-French sivre, siure, from Vulgar Latin *sequere, from Latin sequi to follow; akin to Greek hepesthai to follow, Sanskrit sacate he accompanies
Sue
playDefinition of Sue
Eugène 1804–1857 originally Marie-Joseph Sue French novelist
SUE Defined for English Language Learners
sue
playDefinition of sue for English Language Learners
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: to use a legal process by which you try to get a court of law to force a person, company, or organization that has treated you unfairly or hurt you in some way to give you something or to do something : to bring a lawsuit against someone or something
SUE Defined for Kids
sue
playDefinition of sue for Students
sued
;suing
: to seek justice or right by bringing legal action
Law Dictionary
sue
Legal Definition of sue
sued
suing
transitive verb
intransitive verb
Origin and Etymology of sue
Anglo-French suer suire, literally, to follow, pursue, from Old French sivre, ultimately from Latin sequi to follow
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